The All Progressives Congress said Thursday that it was not disturbed by the effective defection of Speaker Yakubu Dogara to the Peoples Democratic Party, saying the top lawmaker has no political value to be considered a loss. “We have read…
Buhari submits nomination form amid tight security at party secretariat
All appears set for President Muhammadu Buhari to submit his nomination and expression of interest forms, Punch reports. Security officials made up operatives of the Department of State Services and the Police from the Presidential Villa, have taken over security…
PDP governors meet presidential aspirants, kick against consensus candidacy
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum on Tuesday met with the party’s presidential aspirants, stating after the meeting that they would prefer a healthy primary contest to the attempt of the party leadership to produce a consensus presidential candidate.…
Atiku, Lamido fight over PDP ticket (Sun)
Two frontline contenders for the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido have disagreed over who should step down for the other. Abubakar and Lamido are…
FAMILY WAR ERUPTS OVER SENATORIAL BID: Bianca’s sins, by Emeka Ojukwu Jr (vanguard) *South Africa shuts consulate in Lagos (Punch)
FAMILY WAR ERUPTS OVER SENATORIAL BID: Bianca’s sins, by Emeka Ojukwu Jr (Vanguard) The claim that the children of the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu have resolved not to support the senatorial ambition of the Biafra warlord ’s widow, Bianca, has literally…
Saraki’s presidential aspiration, a huge joke –APC (Punch)
The All Progressives Congress has again lashed out at the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, saying his presidential aspiration is a huge joke. The acting National Publicity Secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena, said this in a statement in…
Jonathan, Saraki meet in Abuja
Senate President, Bukola Saraki is currently in a meeting with former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. Saraki’s aide, Olu Onemola, announced the meeting on his Twitter handle. Wednesday afternoon. He also shared some photos from the meeting. See photos below:
Lagos to begin recruitment of 2,200 teachers on Friday (Guardian)
Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it is set to recruit over two thousand teachers into its primary and secondary schools. The recruited teachers will be posted to government-owned primary and secondary schools across the 20 local governments and 37…
Buhari is Intolerant of Opposition, Says Lamido
Sule Lamido, a former governor of Jigawa State and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a ‘paracivilian’ due to his alleged intolerance for the opposition. Similarly, he expressed worry…
Nigeria is worse under Buhari, Peter Obi alleges (Guardian)
Peter Obi, former Anambra state governor Wednesday alleged that Nigeria has become a worse country in all sectors under president Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari as an aspirant in 2015 under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress campaigned on…